Susan Sarandon: A True Maverick by Betty Jo Tucker

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Susan Sarandon's memorable performances in such movies as Thelma & Louise, Dead Man Walking, Bull Durham, Atlantic City and Lorenzo's Oil have made her an American icon. Passionate and outspoken, she's often controversial. Why did Sarandon choose acting as a career? What is her acting philosophy? How does she select roles? What motivates her to promote social and political causes? Why do some people object to this? How do critics rate her work and her movies?

Betty Jo Tucker answers these questions and more in Susan Sarandon: A True Maverick, an analysis of Sarandon's achievements from a film critic's perspective. Tucker's book also includes an annotated filmography of Sarandon's movies and selected reviews of her key films.

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Betty Jo Tucker, one of the Internet's finest film critics, is a graceful, intelligent judge of cinematic offerings. She approaches her subject with measured dignity and mature enthusiasm.
—book editor, New York Resident

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Wearing a slinky, spaghetti-strap black dress, her famous red hair flowing in all directions, Susan Sarandon looked every bit the glamorous movie star while gliding across the stage to accept her Maverick Award at the Taos Talking Pictures Festival 2002. By the time the tribute to this Oscar-winning actress was over, any doubts I harbored about why Sarandon was selected for this award were gone.

Of course, I knew Sarandon’s credentials as a great American actress were impeccable . . . and I was aware of the challenging roles she usually selected—roles that offer a different model of the Hollywood superstar. But up to this point, the term “maverick” wasn’t something included in my description of her. However, I realize now it’s a perfect title for Susan Sarandon.